单词 | sunfruit |
释义 | > as lemmassunfruit sunfruit n. [after scientific Latin Heliocarpus, genus name ( Linnaeus Hortus Cliffortianus (1738) 221)] now rare any of the shrubs and trees of the genus Heliocarpus (family Malvaceae), native to Central and South America, the members of which typically have panicles of greenish-yellow flowers, lobed leaves, and a fruit in the form of a small, flat capsule with radiating hairs (thought to resemble the sun). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > others persea1601 mahoe1666 poison berry1672 white mangrove1683 maiden plum1696 angelin1704 garlic-pear1725 milkwood-tree1725 Jack-in-the-box1735 cherimoya1736 rattle bush1750 galapee1756 genip1756 lace bark1756 sunfruit1787 wild orange1802 hog-nut1814 mountain pride1814 savannah wattle1814 mora1825 rubber tree1826 mayflower1837 bastard manchineel1838 long john1838 seringa1847 sack tree1849 jumbie tree1860 jumbie bean1862 king-tree1863 gauze-tree1864 mountain green1864 snowdrop tree1864 strong bark1864 switch-sorrel1864 candle-tree1866 maypole1866 angelique1873 poisonwood1884 porkwood1884 1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 329 (header) Heliocarpus... (Sun-fruit). 1831 G. Don Gen. Hist. Dichlamydeous Plants I. 542/1 H[eliocarpus] Americanus... American Sun-fruit... H[eliocarpus] Popayanensis... Popaya Sun-fruit. 1901 G. Nicholson Cent. Suppl. Dict. Gardening II. 419/1 Heliocarpus. Sun Fruit... Flowers small, disposed in terminal panicles. Leaves three-lobed, serrated. 2016 S. Cook Forest Lacandon Maya v. 161/1 Heliocarpus (sunfruit). Malvaceae (Tiliaceae)... These are small trees noted for their soft, light weight wood and strong, durable fibre. < as lemmas |
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